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convert coilgun to railgun? Answered

Can I convert the coilgun into a railgun by replacing the firing tube with two rails? Should the current pass through the rails only for a moment (as in the coilgun)? Which can accelerate a projectile to a higher velocity?

Like Steve said you can but rail guns have inherent problems like the projectile welding to the rails as well as the rails burning out after just a couple shots. Coil guns last longer and there is a future in transportation in them.